Im in the process of looking for new rims, well i found my rims, and then i saw hubcentric mentioned somewhere on the forums, does an 05 f250 need a hubcentric rim? Now im confused and want to make sure these rims will work for my truck

 

WHEELS AND SPACERS - YouTube

This guy does a good job explaining what hub centric wheels are.

 

The wheels center off the hub not the lugs and all superdutys use hub centric wheels
Jim & fat Monty

 

Does anyone know if Mickey Thompson Classic Locks are Hub Centric.....maybe I'm that guy with his wheel about to come through your windshield and why my wheel will not balance....need to take another look at this.

 

If they are like these, yes they are hub centric

Mickey Thompson 479481 - Mickey Thompson Classic Lock Chrome Wheels - Overview - SummitRacing.com

 

Thanks...that makes me feel better....yes those are the ones I have.

 

Yeah if you noticed in the description even though they have 60 degree cones, which some believes makes them lug centric they are hub centric.

 

Some tire shops will not take the time to use the correct set-up for our wheels on their machines, I just had this issuse the other day! Make sure the balance guy is not setting up off the lug holes!
Jim & fat Monty

 

Easy way to tell would be to compare the bolt holes.
Hubcentric wheels have flat holes and flat nuts, while lugcentric have ball-end nuts or bolts.
Most of tire shop balance the wheels using cone centering the big hole. That very often brings the issue with trailer tires, where stamped wheels can have center hole badly off center.

 

Look at the link to the Classic locks, in the description they have 60 degree cone style lugnuts, and are hubcentric, as are the Panther wheels that I have on my truck.

 

Makes since now, thanks

 

http://www.kmcwheels.com/wheels/?whe...d=3&groupid=36

These are the rims i want, but ive yet to find out for sure if they are hubcentric, im guessing they are because ive seen them on a superduty and they make the superduty bolt pattern

 

In this description it says XD series include hub centric rings where applicable so I would say they are not.

Xd Series Part W/P80022080724N - XD800 Misfit - Matte Black Wheel by XD Series

 

thanks, ill have to sort that out with the seller im buying from... I didnt know it was such a pain to buy rims

 

Sorry to say that most approx 99% of after market wheels will be lug-centric. There are very few who make Hub-centric wheels. Be very careful when dealing with sales reps. Its not that they are trying to steer you wrong. It is just that most will tell you Hub centric when the wheel is actually Lug-centric. This because if their catalog states that it will fit a super duty. and you ask them and explain to them the difference they will tell you Hub. If it fits a super duty it must be Hub. when most of them are really Lug. I went through this whole thing last year. I called everybody and totally got different answers on the same rims from different companies.

So I decided to just stay with the factory rims.